Solomon Islands vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Solomon Islands
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 38.5% against 19.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 18.8%.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 2.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Solomon Islands has been ahead every year.
Solomon Islands ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 154 countries.
Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Solomon Islands | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.4% | 21.5% | 29.9% | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 51.7% | 18.5% | 33.2% | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Solomon Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Solomon Islands, at 38.5% against 19.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Solomon Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 18.8%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
- How do Solomon Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Solomon Islands ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.